"What did you say? I’m meddling too much..."
Ling Xuejiu was infuriated. Li Mengjie was actually blaming her for meddling? Usually, it wasn’t a big deal, but today it was because of this Leng Xuan, truly depressing her. However, she didn’t know how to vent her frustration, so she had to hold it in. When she came downstairs, she finally took a good look at Leng Xuan and couldn’t help but be stunned for a moment, obviously needing time to adapt to his sudden handsomeness. But her first impression of him was so bad that after only a glance, she quickly averted her eyes.
At this moment, Xiao Yun brought out two bowls of noodles and saw Ling Xuejiu, saying, "Sister Xue, you’re up too. Come and eat!"
Ling Xuejiu responded with an "Oh" and headed towards the dining area.
"I’ll help out!" Leng Xuan, ignoring Li Mengjie’s rolling eyes, rushed to the kitchen to help with carrying the noodles and fetching chopsticks. However, when he saw Xiao Yun in the kitchen, he found her keeping her head down, not even glancing at him, which he found rather strange. When the four of them started eating, Xiao Yun kept her head down and remained silent, not looking up at anyone as if she was preoccupied with her thoughts!
Leng Xuan didn’t ask anything directly because Ling Xuejiu and Li Mengjie were there, but the memory of Xiao Yun crying last night made him sigh involuntarily.
Li Mengjie glanced at Leng Xuan and said, "Cold Bodyguard, what are you sighing about?"
Leng Xuan was startled, shook his head, and replied, "It’s nothing." Then, after giving Ling Xuejiu a look and thinking it over, he said, "Oh right, Xue Jiu, if it’s possible, can you not let Xiao Yun deliver meals anymore? It’s not safe for her to be riding her electric scooter back and forth over such a long distance."
Ling Xuejiu was taken aback because it was the first time Leng Xuan had addressed her by her name, which took her by surprise. She then reflexively sneered and said, "You seem very kind-hearted. Then what will we eat in the future?"
Leng Xuan looked a bit embarrassed and replied with a wry smile, "If you don’t mind my poor cooking skills, I can cook instead. After all, from Monday to Friday, it’s only about making dinner."
He used to live with Uncle Da Zhang, where he was responsible for preparing three meals a day. Later, during his time with Dark Sword, he received special training in cooking, particularly barbecuing meats, and even Dragon Head has been lavish in his praise for Leng Xuan’s cooking skills.
Ling Xuejiu and Li Mengjie were both surprised to hear this. Xiao Yun also lifted her head to glance at Leng Xuan, but for some reason, there was a hint of melancholy in her eyes and a twinkling of tears, as if she was worried that others might notice something; she quickly lowered her head again, pretending to focus on her noodles.
Ling Xuejiu had already experienced Leng Xuan’s cooking last morning, having eaten the egg noodles he prepared. Although the ingredients were simple, the taste was actually quite good. She couldn’t help thinking ’His breakfast cooking is good, so his regular meals should be decent too, right?’
Furthermore, she had long felt bad about Xiao Yun always delivering meals for her, as the girl also had to attend school and hardly had any time to review her own lessons. Now, seeing Leng Xuan’s burst of kindness, she genuinely felt a hint of gratitude towards him. Yet, she deliberately kept a cold face and said, "That’s what you’ve said. If it really tastes terrible, be prepared to take over Xiao Yun’s job and fetch meals from the hotel from now on."